In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Melissa Bailey, a clinical dietician at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania believes there is no “one size fits all” approach to diet, but says there is real scientific evidence backing the merits of soup—especially for those with a cold.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
PennDesign has appointed Ralph Lemon, a choreographer, writer, visual artist, and curator, the Keith L. and Kathy Sachs Visiting Professor in the Department of Fine Arts for the 2018-2019 Academic Year.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
To optimize post-acute care decision-making, a team led by the School of Nursing developed, validated, and tested a two-step clinical decision support algorithm called Discharge Referral Expert System for Care Transitions (DIRECT).
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
Kit Delgado of the Perelman School of Medicine and a team from Penn and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have received a major grant from the Federal Highway Administration to help curb distracted driving.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Alexa Schneck, Paige Meily, Sofia Palacios, Erin Kelly, and Ava Rosati were all chosen as some of the top field hockey players in the conference.
FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →
Marshall M. Bouton from the Center for the Advanced Study of India discusses what lies ahead for U.S.-India relations.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
Ateam of Penn Engineers has demonstrated a new material they call “nanocardboard,” an ultrathin equivalent of corrugated paper cardboard.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Blog →
Jennifer Whittaker, a PhD student in the Department of City and Regional Planning, has been selected to participate in one of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s leadership development programs.
FULL STORY AT Penn Design →
Senior placekicker Jack Soslow was named Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts in Penn's 20-7 win at Cornell on Friday night.
FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →
Researchers from the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research at Penn Nursing investigate whether hospitals have implemented a key National Academy of Medicine recommendation—to improve nurse work environments and assure adequate nurse staffing—and whether these changes corresponded to improved patient safety, as reported by patients and nurses.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
